Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.

Episodes

10 Must-Know Moments in Celebrity Memoirs (with Jeff Hiller)

June 13, 2025 • 48 mins
Get ready to hear some of the juiciest celebrity memoir stories ever! Chelsea is joined by actor and comedian Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”) to talk about his memoir, “Actress of a Certain Age,” and dish out their top 10 funniest and most jaw-dropping moments from other celebrity memoirs. From Rue McClanahan’s sex rating scale to Celine Dion’s first subway ride to Liam Neeson proposing and then ghosting Brooke Shields, get the ...
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Matthew Knowles Scandals, The Judds and Pee-Wee Docs, and a Blake Lively Hair Product Review

June 6, 2025 • 62 mins
Chelsea and Kristina are back for a jam-packed Cookie Jar episode! They kick things off with the jaw-dropping updates from Tina Knowles’ memoir (yes, Matthew Knowles is involved somehow), then dive into the emotional depths of the new documentaries centered on the Judds and another on Paul Ruebens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman. Plus: a breakdown of Solange’s astrological vibe, another theory on Roseanne’s right turn, and the Blake...
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 Analysis (with Jo Piazza)

June 5, 2025 • 70 mins
Chelsea is joined by author and podcaster Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, “Everyone Is Lying to You”) for a Season 2 analysis of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” They break down what made this season so hauntingly wonderful, from the plastic surgery Utah waves alchemy to Taylor's mom getting her 15 minutes of fame in her new AI bot form, to breaking down what each wife brought to season 2, to quote Demi, put your earbuds in and ...
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Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey's Memoir So Gay For You (with Catherine McCafferty)

June 3, 2025 • 77 mins
Chelsea and comedian Catherine McCafferty (“Pretty Gay”) unpack “So Gay for You,” the memoir-slash-love-letter from “The L Word” stars Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey. They dish on Kate and Leisha’s stories of friendship, chosen family, and life on an iconic queer show that changed TV history. Plus, why Jenny Schecter might deserve a second look in 2025, a KD Lang surprise, Pam Grier’s pension advice, and what went wrong with the re...
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Viral Article Book Club: Baby Name Hot Takes, the $10K Dating Coach, and Viral Art

May 30, 2025 • 56 mins
Chelsea and Traci Thomas (The Stacks podcast) are back for Viral Article Book Club, and this one is packed with hot takes on four articles. They break down red state versus blue state baby names (spoiler: there are several variations of the name Oakley), a $10,000 dating coach slash possible grift (?), and whether being an artist today means being an influencer too. Plus, a quick dive into TikTok’s soft-spoken trad wives and why so...
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Ask Ronna (with Chelsea Devantez)

May 23, 2025 • 88 mins
Surprise! We’re dropping a little something special into the Glamorous Trash feed this week. We loved Ronna and Bryan on our Roseanne Barr episode, and now we’re bringing over their hit advice podcast, Ask Ronna, to our feed! Listen as Chelsea joins them to dish out advice on two wild listener dilemmas: one about a dog walker who finds something unexpected and the other about a not-so-suave kisser. Join the cookie community: ...
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S2E2: Barbecue Breakdown and Affleck Drama

May 22, 2025 • 59 mins
Chelsea and Emily Walker are back to recap “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 2, Episode 2: “The Book of Accountability,” and things are getting dark. From messy parties to more ancestry drama for Ben Affleck to emotionally manipulative barbecues, this episode delivers. With Jen’s disappearing friends and the emotional polygamy in the group, it’s so toxic… and we can’t look away. Join the cookie community: Become a...
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Louise Brooks’ Memoir Lulu in Hollywood (with Mallory O'Meara)

May 20, 2025 • 59 mins
Author Mallory O’Meara (Reading Smut) joins Chelsea to break down silent film legend Louise Brooks’ scorched-earth essay collection “Lulu in Hollywood.” Louise floods the book with tea from the Golden Age of Hollywood, dragging Humphrey Bogart and torching the studio system that abandoned her. Chelsea and Mallory also spill bonus tea, calling out Charlie Chaplin. Plus, they explore why Louise’s era wasn’t so golden, and why her rag...
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Viral Article Book Club: Don’t Have Kids? (with Jameela Jamil)

May 16, 2025 • 64 mins
Chelsea is joined by Jameela Jamil (Wrong Turns podcast) to dig into one of the most talked-about essays on the internet: “Don’t Have Children,” by Kate Manne. They debate whether it’s a feminist call to arms or too narrow to be a real rallying cry. From the failures of U.S. healthcare to the politics of reproductive labor, they take on burnout, birth rates, and the power in choosing not to reproduce. Join the cookie community: ...
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 premiere: Soft Swinging & Sexy Baptisms 

May 15, 2025 • 58 mins
From temple scandals to ketamine therapy and sad cowboy-themed influencer parties, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is back with a bang for Season 2. Chelsea welcomes back writer Emily Walker to break down every jaw-dropping twist: Miranda’s surprise return, Taylor crying with the rage of a thousand dad-less daughters, and Zach Affleck’s career twist. Plus, they dive into the cult of perfection, Mormon loopholes, and what happens...
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Roseanne Barr's Memoir My Lives (with Ronna Glickman and Bryan Safi)

May 13, 2025 • 99 mins
It’s a Glamorous Trash x Ask Ronna crossover as Chelsea, Ronna Glickman, and Bryan Safi dive into “My Lives,” Roseanne Barr’s woman-on-fire second memoir. This one is wild!!! From feminist hot takes to showrunner warfare on the set of “Roseanne,” they unpack the dizzying evolution of a working-class icon into a MAGA mouthpiece. Plus: Cocaine in the ’80s, hot mics, (DRINGO!) husbandger Tom Arnold, and a shockingly moving final page....
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Tina Knowles' Memoir Matriarch (with Maria Randazzo and Matt Whitaker)

May 6, 2025 • 146 mins
Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, founder of House of Deréon, and Destiny’s Child stylist, spills some Tina Tea! Chelsea is joined by writers Matt Whitaker (“The Four Seasons”) and Maria Randazzo (The List) to unpack Tina’s unreal legacy. They dive into how she became a surrogate parent to Kelly Rowland, her beauty salon ingenuity, and the wisdom embedded in every rhinestoned Destiny’s Child costume. Plus: her marriage t...
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JoJo Siwa Breakup + Romance Novels Deserve Your Upmost Respect, JK Rowling Does Not

May 2, 2025 • 71 mins
Chelsea and Kristina are back in the Cookie Jar with pop culture chaos and cookie-fueled commentary. They break down JoJo Siwa’s “Big Brother” identity arc and wrap-party breakup, Coach Bill Belichick’s decades-younger girlfriend running his PR, and a rare Rob Lowe moment they actually agree with. Plus: a deep dive into romance novel discourse from the Patreon cookies and the cultural double standard that treats women’s stories lik...
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Lucinda Williams’s Memoir Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You (with Anna Sale)

April 29, 2025 • 69 mins
Chelsea and Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale dive into Lucinda Williams’s memoir “Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” They explore the Southern women who influenced Lucinda’s life, her late-in-life rise to fame, and the time Rosanne Cash tried to glam her up for the Grammys (and Lucinda ghosted). Plus: age-gap relationships, Rick Rubin’s album power play, and an odd cameo from Ryan Adams. Trigger warning: This episode d...
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Viral Article Book Club: Plagiarism, Crave, and the Romantasy Google Doc Gone Wrong

April 25, 2025 • 57 mins
Comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman joins Chelsea to dive into the Romantasy scandal at the heart of Katie Waldman’s New Yorker piece, “Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?” From agents co-writing in Google Docs to the publishing industry’s obsession with vampires in Vegas, they explore the boom of Romantasy against the backdrop of the scandal and the nightmare of realizing your agent may have ghosted ...
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Danielle Steel’s Memoir Pure Joy (with Sarah Wendell)

April 22, 2025 • 62 mins
Chelsea is joined by Smart Bitches Trashy Books host Sarah Wendell to break down Danielle Steel’s unhinged 2013 dog memoir “Pure Joy.” Spoiler alert! It’s not really about the dogs. They unpack Danielle’s FIVE marriages, her habit of surprise dog-gifting, and a 20-hour writing schedule that explains everything and nothing all at once. Plus, poop politics and a ranking system for dogs so tough, her first dog didn’t even make the ded...
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Viral Article Book Club: Money Dysmorphia and the Cost of Being Chronically Online

April 18, 2025 • 35 mins
Chelsea is joined by novelist and screenwriter Carolyn Huynh to break down the New York Times article “Are You the Only One Who’s Broke, or Is It Money Dysmorphia?” They unpack the so-called boom boom aesthetic, lipstick-effect economics, doom spending, and those who cosplay as both rich and broke on social media. Plus: Is going to Coachella at 35... cringe? Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Where to order Che...
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Sutton Foster’s Memoir Hooked (with Casey Balsham)

April 15, 2025 • 88 mins
Chelsea is joined by “It’s Broadway Bitch” host Casey Balsham to break down actor and singer Sutton Foster’s memoir, “Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life.” They unpack everything from Sutton’s deeply complicated relationship with her agoraphobic mother to her rise from understudy to Tony winner and the affair rumors that went wild. Plus: Bobby Cannavale, Christian Borle, and the Hugh Jackman of it all. Join the cookie community: ...
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White Lotus Finale Hot Takes, Netflix's Adolescence, and Katy Perry In Space

April 11, 2025 • 52 mins
Chelsea and Kristina dive into April’s hottest pop culture topics: Zendaya’s casting as Ronnie Spector, the “White Lotus” season 3 finale (yes, we talk about the dicks and the discourse), and takeaways from Netflix’s “Adolescence.” Plus, we dissect the great corporate feminism space race (looking at you, Katy Perry), shout out Cookie book recommendations, and nominate a few people for our dream anti-acknowledgments section. Trig...
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Mara Wilson’s Memoir Where Am I Now? (with Ruby Karp)

April 8, 2025 • 68 mins
Chelsea is joined by writer and performer Ruby Karp (I Don’t Trust Adults) to cover Mara Wilson’s memoir, “Where Am I Now?” They unpack this introspective and honest look at child stardom and a career in the arts, from Mara’s days on the set of “Matilda” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” to what it was like to cross paths with fellow child actors like Scarlett Johansson and Kristen Stewart, and have mentors like Robin Williams and Danny Devito....
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